John Legend and Fiancé Chrissy Teigen Celebrate 'The Power of Creation' With Dom Pérignon

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Dom Pérignon brought together a group of fashion and music names to sip vintage bubbly and see live performances at the grand St. Bartholomew's Church last night. The evening's pièce de résistance was a special collaborative performance by two maestros of the ivory keys, soulster John Legend and pianist Lang Lang.

The crowd was serenaded with many classics, including Legend's "Ordinary People," however the highlight was the pair's cover of The Beatles's "Here Comes the Sun," inspired by the late Nina Simone's alternative rendition. The show was followed by an intimate tribute dinner prepared by chef Josh Capon and hosted by Dom Pérignon Chef de Cave Richard Geoffroy.

Legend and his fiancé Chrissy Teigen looked like a fashionable pair—he in a sharp Gucci tuxedo and her in a Lanvin cocktail dress. When asked how his collaboration with Lang Lang came to be, Legend credited the Chinese prodigy for the idea. "It was orchestrated by him," He told ELLE.com. "He's been doing a few different things for Dom Pérignon around the world, and they thought they should bring it to America. He suggested he collaborate with me. I was honored."

As far as joining musical forces was concerned, it was all about experimentation and doing what each does best. "We didn't know what we were going to do until we got there and started rehearsing on Monday," Legend explained. "We were trying to give [it our personal] best, but also come together and do something different."

For Teigen, her earliest memory of Dom Pérignon had sentimental meaning. "I think it was actually when I first met John, probably 21ish—legally, and honestly too—it was one of the first experiences I ever had where I was like, 'Oh my goodness, I am classy.' A lifestyle with John definitely fits very well with the Dom Pérignon brand. John is that kind of guy."